Rory McIlroy delivers another major snub after | Golf News

Rory McIlroy, once again, averted media duties at the U.S. Open, sustaining an spectacular major streak since his Masters victory.

In April, McIlroy finally secured a inexperienced jacket, changing into the sixth man to full the profession Grand Slam. However, his efficiency has been much less than stellar since then, particularly in major tournaments.

At the PGA Championship, McIlroy ended three-over – 14 pictures behind champion Scottie Scheffler – and declined to communicate with the press after each of the 4 rounds. His kind continued at Oakmont, where he appeared a shadow of his former self.

Indeed, since being fitted for a inexperienced jacket at Augusta National, McIlroy has bypassed six consecutive media periods following six rounds of play at the majors. This is a stark distinction for a man who was once a common face in entrance of the media, significantly during the initial LIV Golf-PGA Tour cut up.

On Friday, McIlroy began with two double-bogeys in his first three holes. Despite a birdie on the ninth, another bogey at the eleventh put a dent in his prospects.

However, he managed to sink a important birdie putt on the fifteenth and added another birdie on the 18th after a improbable strategy shot. The concluding birdie of his spherical ensured McIlroy’s place inside the cut as he moved to six-over.

Five-time major champion McIlroy expressed his discontent with his efficiency at the U.S. Open, even after his triumphant win that secured him a spot in historical past as the sixth man to full the profession Grand Slam.

He stated: “I think it’s trying to have a little bit of amnesia and forget about what happened six weeks ago. Then just trying to find the motivation to go back out there and work as hard as I’ve been working.

“I labored extremely laborious on my recreation from October final 12 months all the best way up until April this 12 months. It was good to type of see the fruits of my labor come to fruition and have every part occur.

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“But at the same time, you have to enjoy that. You have to enjoy what you’ve just accomplished. I certainly feel like I’m still doing that and I will continue to do that.

“At some level, you’ve to understand that there’s a little bit more golf left to play this season, right here, Portrush, Ryder Cup, so those are clearly the three large issues that I’m type of wanting at for the remainder of the 12 months.

“But I think weeks like Quail Hollow or even weeks like last week, it makes it easier to reset in some way, to be like, okay, I sort of need to get my stuff together here and get back to the process and sort of what I’d been doing for that seven months from October last year until April this year.”

“I think chasing a certain goal for the better part of a decade and a half, I think I’m allowed a little bit of time to relax a little bit. But here at Oakmont, I certainly can’t relax this week.”